scared

My mom was diagnosed with a.l.s and I am so scared I'm going to get it, even tho only 5-10% is hereditary. Before this I was afraid of stomach cancer before that was aids n hepatitis the heartattack....please tell me other people feel this way.

I can totally relate to that! There have been many times that I've been terrified of having something….everything from cancer, to allergic reactions, to ALS! Every time I've had a fear like that I've explored the symptoms I've had with a Dr. and ended up with another explantation. Right now I've convinced myself that I have pancreatic cancer. I am sick over it. I have legit symptoms that I can't explain away and assume the worst and can't convince myself that just because I didn't have something last time, doesn't mean I don't have something this time. I never had such health anxiety until I had kids. I'm so afraid of dying and them having to grow up without a mom that it leads me to panic attacks. So far I've survived but this time I'm really afraid and have had panic attacks because of it. I guess the only thing is that now I know what they are, and why they are happening and I know they can't hurt me. It doesn't make them stop happening but they are less intense and scary now. I wish I could tell you how to make the fear go away, but I haven't mastered that yet. I can tell you that SO many people feel like you do, and I'm one of them.